1970 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 669

NECESSARY AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE PUBLIC
INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE CHANGE OR
SUBSTITUTION OF ONE ENGINE IN PLACE OF AN-
OTHER IN ANY [PRIVATE PASSENGER] MOTOR
VEHICLE.

49.

(C) PROVIDED, THAT IF THE ENGINE OR PART
OF ENGINE BEARING ENGINE NUMBER REMOVED
FROM A DISMANTLED [PRIVATE PASSENGER]
VEHICLE IS SOLD TO BE INSTALLED IN ANOTHER
[PRIVATE PASSENGER] VEHICLE FOR OPERA-
TION UPON THE HIGHWAYS, THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL PRESCRIBE THE FORM FOR TRANSFER TO
THE PURCHASER AND SUBSEQUENT APPLICA-
TION FOR NEW TITLE BY THE PURCHASER.

66. (VEHICLES WITHOUT MANUFACTURER'S
NUMBERS. ) ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY
BUYS, RECEIVES, DISPOSES OF, SELLS, OFFERS
FOR SALE, OR HAS IN HIS POSSESSION ANY [PRI-
VATE PASSENGER] MOTOR VEHICLE OR ENGINE
REMOVED FROM A [PRIVATE PASSENGER] MOTOR
VEHICLE, FROM WHICH THE MANUFACTURER'S
SERIAL OR ENGINE NUMBER OR OTHER DISTIN-
GUISHING NUMBER OR IDENTIFICATION MARK
OR NUMBER PLACED THEREON UNDER ASSIGN-
MENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT, OR ANY [COM-
MERCIAL] VEHICLE FROM WHICH THE FACTORY
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER FOR SUCH MAKES OF
VEHICLES AS ARE SO IDENTIFIED OR THE FAC-
TORY SERIAL NUMBER FOR SUCH MAKES OF
VEHICLES AS ARE SO IDENTIFIED UNTIL THE
MANUFACTURERS THEREOF ADOPT AND USE AN
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER HAS BEEN REMOVED,
DEFACED, COVERED, ALTERED OR DESTROYED
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONCEALING OR MISREP-
RESENTING THE IDENTITY OF SAID MOTOR VEHI-
CLE OR ENGINE IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.

107.

(C) THERE SHALL BE ISSUED ONE PERMIT
ONLY PER MOTOR VEHICLE COVERED BY THE
PROOF HEREIN REQUIRED. THIS PERMIT SHALL
BE IN CONVENIENT FORM AND IN THE CASE OF
TAXICABS SHALL RECITE THE MANUFACTURER'S
[ENGINE] SERIAL NUMBER AND ANY OTHER
IDENTIFYING DESCRIPTION OR INFORMATION AS